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181. Archived: Reducing Risk for Mother-to-Infant Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Hepatitis C: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/reducing-risk-for-mother-to-infant-transmission-of-hepatitis-c-virus-a-systematic-review-for-the-us-preventive-services-task-force/hepatitis-c-screening-2013
     November 15, 2012 - Fourteen studies (2 good-quality, 4 fair-quality, and 8 poor-quality studies) found no clear association … Fourteen studies (2 good-quality, 2 fair-quality, and 10 poor-quality studies) found no association between … We selected for full review randomized trials, cohort studies, and case–control studies that evaluated … Labor Management Internal Fetal Monitoring Three studies (2 good-quality 5 , 16 studies and … shortcomings in the studies.

182. Screening for Chlamydial and Gonococcal Infections: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     September 14, 2021 - and controlled observational studies. … ) includeda 8 Articles (8 studies) included for KQ4 9 Articles (9 studies) included for KQ3 7 Articles … asympto- matic in 3 studies,20-22 symptom status was not reported in 3 studies,24,26,27 and 1 study … (3 studies, n = 4851)b 98.8-100 89.9-100 (2 studies, n = 4725) 55.6 (1 study, n =126) Urethra (1 … Im- portant gaps include lack of studies on psychosocial or other harms related to screening, studies

183. Archived: Final Research Plan: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan95/syphilis-infection-in-nonpregnant-adults-and-adolescents-june-2016
     September 18, 2014 - The key questions examine published research studies linked to aspects of screening and outcomes, including … studies, including cross-sectional and ecological studies Benefits: Observational studies without … comparison groups; case reports Harms: Case studies   Abbreviations: FDA … , that gold standards will be defined by the studies themselves, and the research literature on harms … The contextual questions will be addressed by studies reporting rates and trends of syphilis rather than

184. Final Research Plan: High Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/high-body-mass-index-children-adolescents-interventions
     June 30, 2022 - plan to describe the major intervention components and participant characteristics of the included studies … We will evaluate statistical heterogeneity among studies using standard chi-squared tests and estimate … Include Exclude Condition definition Studies identifying children with higher BMI, using measures … of interventions, defined as quantitative studies estimating the harms of an intervention that does … to patients’ choices All other study designs Country Studies that take place in countries

185. Final Research Plan: High Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening
     June 30, 2022 - plan to describe the major intervention components and participant characteristics of the included studies … We will evaluate statistical heterogeneity among studies using standard chi-squared tests and estimate … Include Exclude Condition definition Studies identifying children with higher BMI, using measures … of interventions, defined as quantitative studies estimating the harms of an intervention that does … to patients’ choices All other study designs Country Studies that take place in countries

186. Draft Research Plan: Food Insecurity: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/food-insecurity-preventive-services
     February 24, 2022 - with a contemporaneous control or comparison, quasi-experimental studies (e.g., pre-post studies) … Minimum 12-week followup KQ 2: Diagnostic test accuracy or risk assessment studies KQs 3, 5: … Randomized or clinically controlled trials, nonrandomized studies, and quasi-experimental studies KQs … 1, 4: Randomized or clinically controlled trials, nonrandomized studies with less than 12- week followup … KQ 2: Test performance studies without reference standard KQs 3, 5: Case series, case reports,

187. Draft Research Plan: Food Insecurity: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/food-insecurity-screening
     February 24, 2022 - with a contemporaneous control or comparison, quasi-experimental studies (e.g., pre-post studies) … Minimum 12-week followup KQ 2: Diagnostic test accuracy or risk assessment studies KQs 3, 5: … Randomized or clinically controlled trials, nonrandomized studies, and quasi-experimental studies KQs … 1, 4: Randomized or clinically controlled trials, nonrandomized studies with less than 12- week followup … KQ 2: Test performance studies without reference standard KQs 3, 5: Case series, case reports,

188. Grnjnsmqzvbc-Dnhgrmgg3 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2014 - In 2005, on the basis of epidemiologic studies of screen-ing and studies of the diagnostic accuracy of … Inclusion criteria were less restrictive for effec- tiveness studies than diagnostic accuracy studies … studies predating the searches. … in 3 studies (24, 26, 27). … Studies were lacking for most key questions, and the number, qual- ity, and applicability of studies

189. Anxiety Screening: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     June 20, 2023 - numbers of studies was used.10,11 When studies included multiple intervention groups, the single most … ) included for KQ1b 39 Articles (37 studies) included for KQ2b 2 Articles (2 studies) included for … New primary evidence includes 2 studies for KQ1 evidence, 25 studies for KQ2, 0 studies for KQ3 evidence … , 45 studies for KQ4 evidence, and 8 studies for KQ5 evidence. … Most studies used CBT-based interventions, and few studies directly involved primary care clinicians

190. Final Research Plan: Healthy Diet, Physical Activity, and/or Weight Loss to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/behavioral-counseling-interventions-promote-healthy-diet-physical-activity-weight-loss-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-adults
     November 02, 2023 - For Key Questions, we will describe the population and intervention characteristics of the included studies … Include Exclude Populations Adults age >18 years, including studies among:   Adults who … Studies limited to: Children and adolescents Persons with known CVD or diabetes mellitus Persons … or cancer survivors, or chronic pain) Pregnant women Adults in institutions Settings Studies … published in English Studies only published in languages other than English Study quality

191. Screening for Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     September 05, 2023 - RESULTS Thirty-nine studies (N = 6065) were included. … Results Thirty-nine studies (N = 6065) in 50 publications were eligible (Figure 2), including 10 studies … ) included for anxiety topic 40 Articles (29 studies) included for KQ4b 22 Articles (11 studies) included … Treatment studies covered a wide range of ages, from preschool through adolescence, although 4 studies … Few studies reported analyses for populations of interest.

192. Draft Recommendation: Screening for Hearing Loss in Older Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-recommendation/hearing-loss-in-older-adults-screening1
     September 08, 2020 - evaluated a clinical test (e.g., whispered voice, finger rub), 13 studies evaluated asking a single … question, 11 studies evaluated a hearing questionnaire (e.g., HHIE-S), and 10 studies evaluated a handheld … Many studies assessed multiple screening tools. 6 Most studies included community-dwelling older adults … Among the studies that reported age, the median age of study participants was 69 years. 6 Few studies … (e.g., >25 dB, >40 dB) averaged over different frequencies; however, studies used slightly different

193. Recommendation: Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnant Persons to Prevent Preterm Delivery: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/bacterial-vaginosis-in-pregnancy-to-prevent-preterm-delivery-screening
     April 07, 2020 - and 2 large meta-analyses of observational studies on the use of metronidazole during pregnancy for … pregnant women, and 2 additional studies were conducted in symptomatic pregnant women. … Pooled sensitivity from 4 studies was 0.67 (95% CI, 0.54-0.78) and specificity was 0.96 (95% CI, 0.93 … -0.98). 6 , 34 Benefits of Early Detection and Treatment No studies were identified that directly … The studies included in this body of evidence dated back to the 1960s to 1990s; the 3 observational studies

194. Archived: Evidence Summary: Supplemental Screening in Women With Dense Breasts: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-supplemental-screening-in-women-with-dense-/breast-cancer-screening-january-2016
     January 11, 2016 - Data Extraction: Quality assessment and abstraction of 24 studies from 7 countries; 6 studies were good-quality … to fair- or good-quality randomized, controlled trials; cohort studies; or diagnostic accuracy studies … HHUS and ABUS Seven studies reported HHUS cancer detection rates, 27 , 28 , 31–33 and 3 studies … All U.S. studies were single-site, retrospective studies, and generally focused on outcomes before and … Our review was limited to studies published in English; studies published in other languages may have

195. Evidence Summary: Iron Deficiency Anemia in Young Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary23/iron-deficiency-anemia-in-young-children-screening
     March 30, 2015 - No randomized controlled screening studies are available. … due to the limited number of studies for each Key Question and differences among studies in design, … Although an older meta-analysis of 28 studies (randomized controlled trials and cohort studies) found … Limitations of our report include restricting inclusion of studies published in English and studies conducted … c Some studies are included for >1 Key Question (KQ). d Includes 2 poor-quality studies.

196. Final Research Plan: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan142/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening
     October 30, 2014 - of adults with acute stroke or other acute conditions that can trigger onset of OSA Studies … of persons with suspected but unconfirmed OSA Setting Studies conducted in countries … ) KQs 4, 5, 8: For nonsurgical treatments, interventions studied only in laboratories (e.g., studies … and cross-sectional studies that developed or evaluated screening questionnaires or clinical prediction … included in KQs 4 or 5 reporting both change in AHI and change in a health outcome KQ 7: Studies

197. Archived: Final Research Plan: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, December 2007 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/ResearchPlanFinal/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-december-2007
     January 23, 2014 - Setting Studies conducted in developed countries.   … KQ 3: Studies on accuracy of screening must include a comparison with angiography; studies on reliability … No comparison; nonconcordant historical controls; comparative studies of CEA versus CAAS. … KQ 7: Systematic reviews or multi-institution, prospective studies (RCTs or cohort studies) that report … KQ 8: Systematic reviews or multi-institution, prospective studies (RCTs or cohort studies) that report

198. Archived: Final Research Plan: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, December 2007 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan36/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-december-2007
     January 23, 2014 - Setting Studies conducted in developed countries.   … KQ 3: Studies on accuracy of screening must include a comparison with angiography; studies on reliability … No comparison; nonconcordant historical controls; comparative studies of CEA versus CAAS. … KQ 7: Systematic reviews or multi-institution, prospective studies (RCTs or cohort studies) that report … KQ 8: Systematic reviews or multi-institution, prospective studies (RCTs or cohort studies) that report

199. Archived: Final Research Plan: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan142/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening-january-2017
     October 30, 2014 - of adults with acute stroke or other acute conditions that can trigger onset of OSA Studies … of persons with suspected but unconfirmed OSA Setting Studies conducted in countries … ) KQs 4, 5, 8: For nonsurgical treatments, interventions studied only in laboratories (e.g., studies … and cross-sectional studies that developed or evaluated screening questionnaires or clinical prediction … included in KQs 4 or 5 reporting both change in AHI and change in a health outcome KQ 7: Studies

200. Final Research Plan: Unhealthy Drug Use: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/drug-use-illicit-screening
     October 20, 2016 - interventions for nondependent drug use, with or without addressing other substances or behaviors Studies … (tobacco or alcohol), severity of the disorder, and presence of comorbid mental health conditions Studies … , case control studies, time series studies, before-after studies with no comparison group, cross-sectional … studies, case studies, case series, editorials/commentaries Country Studies conducted in countries … whose primary results were published from 1992 to present Studies whose primary results were published